【文章內容簡介】 h racial segregation is against the law.6) 6)I think we can reconcile the two views.7) He seemed reconciled to the idea.8) The spectators’ hearts went out to the defendant.9) The London papers expressed the view that the collapse of Nazi Germany was at hand.10) He estimated the number of scouts on hand as ranging from three to five.11) The project got under way soon after the signing of the contract.X.criminal, guilt, defendant, legal, defence, afford, at, prison, prepared||trial, crossexamine, prosecution, witnesses, attend, pelled, court, counsel, right ||jury, evidence, accused, verdict, innocence, unammous, majority||appeal, tried, offenceXI. Omitted.XII. Omitted.Lesson Nineidyllic ( adj. ) :pastoral or picturesque；pleasing and simple 田園詩的；田園風光的；生動逼真的；質樸宜人的 cynical ( adj.) :believing that people are notivated in all their actions only by selfishness；denying the sincerity of people’s motives and actions，or the value of living玩世不恭的；憤世嫉俗的 obsess (v.) :haunt or trouble in mind，esp. to an abnormal degree；preoccupy greatly使分心；使心神困擾(尤指精神反常、著迷) frailty ( n.) :the quality or condition of being frail；weakness(esp. moral weakness)脆弱性；虛弱性(尤指意志薄弱) tramp ( n.) :the act of tramping；a journey on foot；hike步行；徒步旅行 prospector ( n.) :a person who prospects for valuable ores，oil，etc.(礦藏等的)勘探者；探礦者 starryeyed ( adj.) :with the eyes sparkling in a glow of wonder，romance，visionary dreams，；不切實際的；盲目樂觀的 acidtongued ( adj.) :sharp，sarcastic in speech說話尖刻的 cynic ( n.) :a cynical person玩世不恭的人；好挖苦人的人；憤世嫉俗的人 navigable ( n.) :wide and deep enough，or free enough from obstructions，to be traveled on by vessels可行船的；可通航的；可航行的attest ( n.) :serve as proof of；demonstrate；make clear作為……的證據，為……作證；論證；表明 artery ( n.) :a main road or channel干線，干道，大路；干渠 keelboat ( n.) :a large，shallow freight boat with a keel，formerly used on the Mississippi，Missouri，etc.(舊時密西西比河、密蘇西河等用的)龍骨船 flatboat ( n.) :a boat with a flat bottom，for carrying freight in shallow waters or on rivers平底船 molasses ( n.) :a thick，usually dark brown syrup produced during／he refining of sugar，or from sorghum，糖漿 cub ( n.) :an inexperienced，awkward youth閱歷淺的年輕人 cosmos ( n.) :the universe considered as a harmonious and orderly system宇宙 feud ( n.) :a bitter，long—continued，and deadly quarrel，esp. between clans of families(尤指部落或家族間的)世仇，累世宿仇，夙怨，長期不和 lynch (v.) :[Am.]murder(an accused person)by mob action and without lawful trial，as by hanging[美]私刑處死 phonographic ( adj.) :[Am.]of a phonograph or the sounds made by sb. [美]留聲機的，唱機的 teem ( v.) :be full，as though ready to bring forth young；abound；swarm充滿；富于；大量地出現(xiàn)；涌現(xiàn) flotsam ( n.) :transient，unemployed people；vagrants流離失所者，流浪者，游民；失業(yè)者；被毀掉的人 hustler ( n.) :[]a prostitute[美俚]妓女 thug ( n.) :a rough，brutal hoodlum，gangster，robber，；暴徒；強盜 motley ( adj. ) :having or posed of many different or clashing elements；heterogeneous混亂的；雜亂的 succumb ( v.) :①give way(to)；yield；submit ②die ①屈服，屈從(常與to連用)②死 epidemic ( n.) :the rapid，widespread occurrence of a fad，fashion，etc.(風尚、風氣、愛好等的)一時流行，風行 flirt ( v.) :trifle or toy(with)玩弄，戲耍；做著玩；不認真地對待，不認真地考慮(常與with連用) colossal ( adj.) :1ike a colossus in size；huge；gigantic；enormous巨大的，龐大的 rebuff ( v.) :check or repulse挫?。蛔柚?broke (adj.) :[colloq.]having little or no money；bankrupt[口]無錢的，身無分文的；破了產的 hone (v.) :sharpen with or as with a hone把……放在磨石上磨 scathing ( adj. ) : searing；withering；injurious；harsh or caustic嚴厲的，尖刻的 sluggish ( adj. ) :slow or slow—moving；not active；dull(行動)緩慢的；遲鈍的 sloth ( n.) :a lazy person懶漢 astound ( v.) :bewilder with sudden surprise；astonish greatly；amaze使震驚，使驚愕，使大吃一驚 tedious ( adj.) :long or verbose and vearisome；triesome；boring冗長乏味的；使人厭倦的；沉悶的 travelogue ( n.) :a lecture on travels, usually acpanied by the showing of pictures旅行見聞講座 Sultan ( n.) :a Moslem ruler蘇丹(一些伊斯蘭教國家統(tǒng)治者的稱號) debunk ( v.) :[.]expose the false or exaggerated claims，pretensions，glamour，etc.[美口]揭露，揭發(fā)，揭穿 revere ( v.) :regard with deep respect，love，and awe；venerate尊敬，崇敬；敬畏 ingenuity ( n.) :the quality of being ingenious；cleverness，originality，skill，機智，足智多謀；獨創(chuàng)性，創(chuàng)造力；熟練，巧妙 juvenile ( adj.) :young and youthful年輕的；青年的 pariah ( n.) :any person despised or rejected by others；outcast為社會所遺棄者；流浪者 puritanical ( adj.) :extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion宗教(或道德)上極端拘謹的 panorama ( n.) :an unlimited view in all directions全景；全圖 deplore ( v.) :be regretful or sorry about懊悔，悔恨，對……深感遺憾 sap ( v.) :undermine in any way；weaken；exhaust削弱；耗竭 clamor ( n.) :a loud outcry；uproar大聲呼喊，喧嚷，喧囂，吵鬧 robust ( adj. ) :strong and healthy；full of vigor；hardy健壯的；精力充沛的 haunt ( v.) :appear or recur repeatedly to，often to the point of obsession(思想、回憶等)縈繞；(疾病等)纏住 pneumonia ( n.) :inflammation or infection of the alveoli of the lungs of varying degrees of severity and caused by any of a number of agents，such as bacteria or viruses肺炎. meningitis ( n.) :inflammation of the . as the result of infection by bacteria or viruses腦脊膜炎 epileptic ( n.) :a person who has epilepsy癲癇患者 pad ( v.) :stuff，cover，or line with a pad or padding填塞；襯填 crater ( n.) :a bowl—shaped cavity，as at the mouth of a volcano or on the surface of the moon碗形洞(如火山口、環(huán)形山、月亮表面的坑狀地方) crumble ( v. ) :fall to pieces；disintegrate；decay破碎，破裂；使?jié)⑸ⅲ雇呓?，消?lament ( v.) :feel or express deep sorrow for；mourn or grieve for為……而悲痛；哀悼；為……而傷心 短語 (Expressions)every bit: (infml)equalIy；entirely完全，同樣地 例： He is every bit as mean as she 。in print: (of a book)available for sale from the publisher；(of a person’s work)printed in a book，efc.(指書)可買到，已出版 例： It was the first time he had seen his work in 。 soak up: to receive and absorb 例： That child soaks up new facts like a sponge!那孩子吸收新知識像海綿似的! succumb to: stop resisting；yield to，submit to屈服，屈從 例： Several children have measles，and the others are bound to SUCcumb to ，其他孩子也必然會被傳染。 flirt with: to deal playfully or superficiMly with不認真考慮、對待 例： I am flirting